UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-05348

 

 

THE THAI FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

RANDY TAKIAN

522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY, 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-231-2608

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

9/30/08

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s schedule of investment as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 Regulation S-X is as follows:

 



 

 

Third Quarter Report

 

 

 

September 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

The Thai Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

Common Stocks (97.2%)
(Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thai Airways International PCL

 

3,863,300

 

$

1,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Serm Suk PCL

 

2,252,600

 

857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dynasty Ceramic PCL

 

2,335,500

 

1,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Eng Securities Thailand PCL

 

8,511,600

 

3,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (22.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bangkok Bank PCL

 

3,453,050

 

10,604

 

Bank of Ayudhya PCL

 

10,811,500

 

5,272

 

Kasikornbank PCL

 

3,376,700

 

6,307

 

Krung Thai Bank PCL

 

4,235,700

 

766

 

Siam Commercial Bank PCL

 

5,167,100

 

10,666

 

 

 

 

 

33,615

 

Construction & Engineering (3.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Italian-Thai Development PCL

 

51,070,600

 

5,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Siam Cement PCL

 

863,100

 

3,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Krungthai Card PCL

 

742,200

 

325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thaicom PCL (a)

 

7,737,800

 

984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (4.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

CP ALL PCL

 

14,650,900

 

4,718

 

Siam Makro PCL

 

1,087,600

 

2,646

 

 

 

 

 

7,364

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (5.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Minor International PCL

 

24,448,270

 

8,131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (8.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Asian Property Development PCL

 

32,656,500

 

4,761

 

Golden Land Property PCL

 

9,352,900

 

1,243

 

Lalin Property PCL

 

3,970,000

 

142

 

Land & Houses PCL

 

35,009,900

 

6,452

 

Quality House PCL

 

6,852,000

 

362

 

 

 

 

 

12,960

 

Insurance (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bangkok Insurance PCL

 

228,065

 

1,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Precious Shipping PCL

 

4,502,900

 

2,042

 

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL

 

4,640,000

 

3,607

 

 

 

 

 

5,649

 

Media (8.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

BEC World PCL

 

9,714,400

 

6,181

 

Major Cineplex Group PCL

 

10,836,900

 

3,103

 

MCOT PCL

 

5,141,200

 

3,022

 

 

 

 

 

12,306

 

Multiline Retail (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Big C Supercenter PCL

 

2,605,700

 

3,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (22.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banpu plc

 

538,200

 

4,794

 

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

 

3,117,900

 

11,878

 

PTT PCL

 

2,449,300

 

16,810

 

 

 

 

 

33,482

 

Real Estate (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Amata Corp. PCL

 

2,353,800

 

587

 

MBK PCL

 

937,800

 

1,707

 

 

 

 

 

2,294

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thai Rung Textile Co., Ltd. (a)(b)(c)

 

958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (5.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Info Service PCL

 

3,695,600

 

8,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $143,673)

 

 

 

146,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio — Institutional Class
(Cost $1,240) (d)

 

1,240,217

 

1,240

 

Total Investments (98.0%) (Cost $144,913) +(e)

 

 

 

147,585

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (2.0%)

 

 

 

2,998

 

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

$

150,583

 

 


(a)                                   Non-income producing security.

(b)                                  Security has been deemed illiquid at September 30, 2008

(c)                                   Securities were valued at fair value — At September 30, 2008, the Fund held less than $500 of fair valued securities, representing less than 0.05% of net assets.

(d)                                  The Fund invests in the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio — Institutional Class (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Investment Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Liquidity Fund. For the period ended September 30, 2008, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund. For the same period, income distributions earned by the Fund are recorded as dividends from affiliates and totaled approximately $40,000. For the period ended September 30, 2008, the approximate cost of purchases and sales in the Liquidity Fund were $5,807,000 and $4,842,000, respectively.

(e)                                   The approximate market value and percentage of total investments, $146,345,000 and 99.2%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments.

+                                          At September 30, 2008, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $144,913,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was $2,672,000 of which $30,436,000 related to appreciated securities and $27,764,000 related to depreciated securities.

 



 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

Investments in

 

Other Financial

 

 

 

Securities

 

Instruments*

 

Valuation Inputs

 

(000)

 

(000)

 

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

 

$

1,240

 

$

 

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

146,345

 

 

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

$

147,585

 

$

 

 


*Other financial instruments include futures, forwards and swap contracts.

 

At September 30, 2008 there were no Level 3 Portfolio investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

 

Security Valuation — Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at their closing price. Unlisted securities and listed securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from reputable brokers. Equity securities listed on a U.S. exchange are valued at the latest quoted sales price on the valuation date. Equity securities listed or traded on NASDAQ, for which market quotations are available, are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Debt securities purchased with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if it approximates market value.

 

All other securities and investments for which market values are not readily available, including restricted securities, and those securities for which it is inappropriate to determine prices in accordance with the aforementioned procedures, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Directors”), although the actual calculations may be done by others. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

Most foreign markets close before the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Occasionally, developments that could affect the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business on the NYSE. If these developments are expected to materially affect the value of the securities, the valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Directors.

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)  The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

The Thai Fund, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy Takian

 

Name:

Randy Takian

Title:

Principal Executive Officer

Date:

November 18, 2008

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ Randy Takian

 

Name:

Randy Takian

Title:

Principal Executive Officer

Date:

November 18, 2008

 

By:

/s/ James Garrett

 

Name:

James Garrett

Title:

Principal Financial Officer

Date:

November 18, 2008

 


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